Afternoon everyone

Its been very sunny here all morning but a few clouds have arrived now 

Its cold but dry 

Have a great day one and all

Good afternoon dreary and damp here today, and I'm already completely homesick!
I am going to see some wonderful friends this evening though so am really looking forward to that

Lovely rainbow squiggle, thank you very much

Moonie, lol at us missing each other last night, I hope you slept well

Awww homesick Sweet?  

Have a hug  

Yep, slept well fankooooooo

I hope the weather brightens up for you

Fankoo Moonie yes- I love my home, I love everyone in my life there, and I've heard it's a beautiful day up there too!

How you feeling today?

Awwwwww that's lovely Sweet

I'm not feeling to bad today fanks

That's so lovely - you will soon be home again but with an added bonus of a new sister as a lifelong friend   I love my home too and am so lucky to live here.

A long time ago on this forum not far away

I posted this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28203716

And it turns out that the speculation as to what was being filmed was right.

http://makingstarwars.net/2014...episode-vii-last-day

 

Well done EL, will you go to watch it when it is released?

No, I won't. i'm not a fan of the Star Wars series. I did see the original film when it was first released before it became as famous as it became as it had sounded promising but I didn't take to it. I did see the other two films in the original trilogy when they were shown on television. They were OK but I wouldn't pay to see them and I haven't seen them again. I haven't bothered to watch any of the more recent trilogy. I assume they have been shown on television but haven't looked out for them.

Not in recent years but over the years I did read a lot of science fiction books. There is a sub-set of science fiction books called space opera. E E "Doc" Smith wrote things like the Lensman series and could be regarded as one of the creators of that genre. I did read some and thought they were not good. The Star Wars films are space opera films rather then science fiction films.

 

I should point out that I was 26 when I saw the original Star Wars film and may have thought more of it if I had seen it when I was younger.

 

What a lovely post.

I remember seeing the original film, but have never wanted to watch it again.

Sci-fi isn't really my thing.

Youtube clip of Nik Wallendar's blindfolded walk on a tightrope in Chicago between 2 skyscrapers which was mentioned on the news. No safety net or harness. He is the 4th generaion of the Wallendar family of tight rope walkers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvzcLs3H5Jk

Do not watch if you have a fear of hights.

 He is a nutter!

Can't keep my eyes open, so I'll say goodnight and sweet dreams.

Hugs for the night owls.

 He was scared witless.

night yogi

*night owls*
Hope you've all had a lovely day, I've had tea with a wonderful family that I used to work with, they're all hilarious.

I love the Star Wars films I'll watch the new ones

Crikey, that tight rope walker must be crazy

Good morning everyone.

 

It has rained overnight and the sky is dark and heavy.

 

Summer, it's nice to catch up with old friends.

 

Ros, not long to wait for the start of IAC.

 

Have a good day everyone.

 

I'm not surprised, Col, that was one very scary thing to attempt.

Good morning everyone

 

There's some blue sky here at present but forecast for heavy showers a bit later.

 

My brother showed me his photos from his recent holiday in Strasbourg while he was visiting. Most of them are architectural and of churches and cathedrals. The one I liked most was of the botanical gardens there and he has sent it to me to upload here. It was raining when he took the photo. It's best seen full screen.

 

 

Beautiful pic, El.

Would your brother recommend a visit to Strasbourg?

Good morning
What a beautiful picture El, I'm glad your brother brought lots of pics to show you

It's a lovely day here, I'm meeting a friend for a good walk and some lunch today

Hope you all have a lovely morning, what are you going to be getting up to?

Yogi, my brother said that Strasbourg was more interesting than he had expected and there's a lot of interesting architectural buildings to see. The whole of the city centre has world heritage status as a result.

Some of the places to see are on this link:

http://www.tourisme-alsace.com...trasbourg-must-sees/

He stayed there for a week and found no shortage of things to see. So if you like seeing European cities, it's worth visiting.

 

Good morning everyone, very showery today, the good news is that Wales has come back again, phew what a relief

 

A lovely picture EL, sounds like your brother enjoyed his trip, of course I immediately started looking at the pond, beautiful waterlilies, well established and lovely trees surrounding it.

 

I am glad your visit went well Summer, that family sounds lovely.  For some reason it reminded me of the lovely twins who were so lovely on Coach Trip and of course were immediately voted off by all the others.

 

Enjoy your day everyone

Thank you for the information and the link. 

Enjoy your walk and lunch, Summer.

Summer, I will be going out to see a client in a bit. I suspect it will be pouring as the blue sky has been replaced by heavy cloud.

 

Those of us in the CDWM/CT thread were so diappointed when the twins were voted off, they made such a nice change from the usual suspects contestants. It's looking more and more, that we'll be left with a load of nasties and the awful Georgy.

I'm always a day behind as you probably know Yogi so I don't join in but I loved the twins.  I wanted the twins to be given immunity for the whole trip never mind Georgy for 3 days, I'm not liking any of 'em at the moment.

I completely agree with you. The twins were like a breath of fresh air!

I really don't believe you can watch this video clip without smiling

 

Great clip, squiggle

 

As usual I get the "your computer is slow" advert appearing with the clip. I ran the Windows Experience thing on the computer and the result remained the same as when I bought the computer at 7.1 base score (maximum possible 7.9). I always ignore those adverts as they are meaningless and misleading.

 

With the news that Reg Cox has returned to Eastenders comes today's news that Kathy (Gillian Taylforth), Cindy (Michelle Collins), Pat (Pam St Clements) and Lucy (Hetti Bywater) are also returning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29878683

 

 The giggly babies are so cute.

Hi Velvet, hope all is well with you.

Evening Buddies
Hope you have all had a good day 

Its cold here  *searches for fur lined long johns*  

Is it my connection or is GaGa slow atm?  

That's good. All is well, here.

Hi Moonie. They've been tinkering for an hour or so, things are definitely on a go-slow.

Me too velvet 2 Christmas movies watched so far, I start on the Christmas books in a couple of weeks or so.

Hi Yogi  

Fankoo muchly

I though me connection was on a go slow. Was just gonna get me  out

Hope all is well with you and PB